Vehicle occupant analysis model for vehicle impacts
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1. A method of simulating a vehicle impact comprising the steps of:
- generating a first finite element model of the vehicle, wherein the first finite element model includes a plurality of boundary points on the vehicle;
running at least one vehicle impact simulation on the first finite element model to generate impact data at each of the boundary points of the first finite element model;
generating a multi-body model that includes a vehicle occupant and at least one vehicle component, wherein the multi-body model includes a plurality of boundary points that coincide with the boundary points included in the first finite element model;
running at least one vehicle impact simulation on the multi-body model by inputting impact data generated at each of the boundary points of the first finite element model into the boundary points of the multi-body model;
generating a partial vehicle finite element model that includes a plurality of master nodes and a plurality of slave nodes, wherein boundary conditions input at the master nodes generates output data at the slave nodes;
generating a coupled model that includes at least a portion of the multi-body model and at least a portion of the partial vehicle finite element model; and
running at least one impact simulation with the coupled model to thereby identify the effects of the impact on at least one of the vehicle and the occupant of the vehicle.
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A method of simulating a vehicle impact that involves generating a first finite element model of the vehicle, a multi-body model, and a partial vehicle finite element model. The method also involves generating a coupled model that includes at least a portion of the multi-body model and at least a portion of the partial vehicle finite element model. Additionally, the method includes running at least one impact simulation with the coupled model to thereby identify the effects of the impact on the vehicle and/or the occupant.
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1. A method of simulating a vehicle impact comprising the steps of:
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generating a first finite element model of the vehicle, wherein the first finite element model includes a plurality of boundary points on the vehicle;
running at least one vehicle impact simulation on the first finite element model to generate impact data at each of the boundary points of the first finite element model;
generating a multi-body model that includes a vehicle occupant and at least one vehicle component, wherein the multi-body model includes a plurality of boundary points that coincide with the boundary points included in the first finite element model;
running at least one vehicle impact simulation on the multi-body model by inputting impact data generated at each of the boundary points of the first finite element model into the boundary points of the multi-body model;
generating a partial vehicle finite element model that includes a plurality of master nodes and a plurality of slave nodes, wherein boundary conditions input at the master nodes generates output data at the slave nodes;
generating a coupled model that includes at least a portion of the multi-body model and at least a portion of the partial vehicle finite element model; and
running at least one impact simulation with the coupled model to thereby identify the effects of the impact on at least one of the vehicle and the occupant of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15)
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14. A method of simulating a vehicle impact comprising the steps of:
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creating a multi-body model of a plurality of systems, the systems representative of an occupant and at least one component of the vehicle, wherein each system is located relative to a master joint;
providing an input at the master joint; and
analyzing the effects on at least one system of the multi-body model due to the input provided at the master joint.
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